Thanks to volunteers
Editor: I want to use this avenue to publicly thank the many volunteers that quietly give of their…
Thanks to SMART vols
Editor: SMART – Start Making A Reader Today – is an excellent program for primary students, kindergarten through…
Sundry thoughts on the Nov. 7 ballot measures
We at The New Era don’t intend to take editorial positions on every candidate and measure before local…
Depleted girls lose two in soccer
Struggling with depleted unumbers, the girls soccer team lost at Western Mennonite in Salem 7-0 on Monday. The…
Outdoors: Three years of patience pays off
After three previous unsuccessful years of hunting, local hunter Linda Hutchins harvested her first-ever big game animal when…
Boys take it to first-place Philomath
The boys soccer team lost at home 5-2 to Philomath on Monday. Philomath is tied with Central for…
Outdoors: When some don’t follow the rules, other hunters suffer
Shane Ullrich I am a guy who believes we live with enough rules in our society. To create…
Learning to cheer
The hype was high Saturday at the Sweet Home High School gymnasium as the Husky cheerleaders led youngsters…
Floyd Anderson
July 11, 1923-Oct. 5, 2006 Floyd (Swede) Milton Anderson, of Sweet Home died Oct. 5, 2006. He was…
Donald Mathews
Nov. 8, 1925 – Sept. 30, 2006 Donald Mathews, 80, of Sweet Home, died Sept. 30, 2006. He…
Maurine Banta
Oct. 13, 1922 – Oct. 7, 2006 Maurine Banta, 83, of Brownsville, died Oct. 7, 2006. She was…
Julia Grace Garrett
Sept. 16, 1943 – Oct. 5, 2006 Julia Garrett, 63, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 5, 2006. She…
William Holt Jr.
July 11, 1975 – Oct. 6, 2006 William Raleigh Hoppy Holt Jr., 31, of Sweet Home died Oct.…
Wendell Eads
March 28, 1930 – Sept. 30, 2006 Wendell Eads, 76, of Sweet Home died Sept. 30, 2006. He…
Welcome program was fun ride
Editor: For the past 13 years, I have had the honor and privilege of being the “welcome hostess”…
Thanks for support
Editor: For many years, I feel I’ve been tempted NOT to turn the other cheek. If it was…
Boys, girls lose in soccer
The boys soccer team lost 3-2 Monday to Newport, but it was close. “It was a hard-fought game,…
Sweet Home girls water polo team stays on top of league standings
Sweet Home’s girls water polo team stayed in the league lead by beating West Salem and South Albany/West…
Tired Husky harriers show they’re force to be reckoned with
Though they didn’t run as well as they were capable, the Husky boys cross-country team drew a line…
Natural science
Students, from left, Erika Snow, Staci Grove and Stephen Knapp look for insects in Wiley Creek Sept. 25…
Ralph Ellenburg
Oct. 8, 1923-Oct. 1, 2006 Ralph W. Ellenburg, 82, of Lebanon, died Oct. 1, 2006. He was born…
Bertha Larsen
May 21, 1922 – Sept. 28, 2006 Bertha Larsen, 84, of Brownsville died Sept. 28, 2006. She was…
Joyce Fagan
Aug. 1, 1940 – Sept. 26, 2006 Joyce Fagan, 66, of Lebanon died Sept. 26, 2006. She was…
Jack Wittwer
March 15, 1919-Sept. 28, 2006 Jack Wittwer, 87, died peacefully in Lebanon on Sept. 28, 2006. He spent…
Julia ‘Judy’ Sloan
Sept. 8, 1918-Sept. 25, 2006 Julia “Judy” Elizabeth Sloan, 88, of Sweet Home, died Sept. 25, 2006 at…